Judge to rule in case of alleged Burge torture victims

February 21, 2009

A Cook County judge is expected to rule in April whether the cases of five men seeking to have their murder convictions overturned due to alleged torture by ex-Chicago Police Cmdr. Jon Burge will be returned to the Cook County state's attorney's office.

The cases were among 21 turned over to the state attorney general in 2003 after a judge ruled that then-State's Atty. Richard Devine had a conflict of interest because he once represented Burge in private practice.